Kevin Durant joined the Houston Rockets this offseason in a record-breaking seven-team deal . Like all his trades, this one garnered wild speculation until it occurred. The Miami Heat had a wild offer for the Phoenix Suns to acquire Durant. But when the dust settled, Houston landed the superstar, pairing him with a team led by rising star Alperen Sengun.

Recently, Sengun opened up about his excitement in welcoming Durant to the Rockets. The Rockets star recalled a personal exchange with KD.

“I gave him two weeks to settle in, and then I sent him a message saying, ‘Welcome to the team. I can’t wait to play with you; we are gonna have a great year,’ and he responded and said we’re gonna do great stuff,’” Sengun said.

Sengun also reflected on a moment from last season that spoke vo

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